[Asterisk-Users] call "load balancing"

[John Daragon]

Jean-Michel Hiver wrote:
> Dave Redmore wrote:
> 
>> Hello All,
>>
>> Wondering what sort of real world mileage people are getting out of 
>> different internet connecions - i.e. different DSL connection speeds, 
>> cable modems, etc...  Is it reasonable to hope to carry 10 - 15 
>> concurrent calls on a 768K DSL?  I'm not talking about theoretical BW 
>> or looking for any difinitive absolute guarantee...  With DSL and 
>> Cable - there is no guarantee, so I'm wondering what folks are getting 
>> with real world usage...
> 
> 
> I do up to 10 g.729 channels over 1024 / 256 DSL without noticeable 
> difference in call statistics (i.e. avg length of calls). If you are 
> using ADSL, the maximum bandwith you'll be able to use is your upload 
> rate since VoIP calls send data bidirectionally.

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Jean-Michel, hi;

Is that using SIP or IAX2 ? I'd assumed you'd be able to get more than 
that throughput out of an IAX2 trunk because of the sharing of RTP 
overhead ?

jd


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